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Here are some of our favourite community videos to introduce you to Astro! 

For more Astro content, check out [the Astro Blog](https://astro.build/blog/) or sign up for [the official Astro newsletter](https://astro.build/newsletter/signup) where we recap the best community content of each month.

:::tip
Subscribe to [the Astro Community Events Google Calendar](https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=c_g6re3u5gkl0mug3ktn1dibqhfk%40group.calendar.google.com) and never miss a live event!
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## About Astro

- [Astro in 100 Seconds](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsTXcSeAZq8) by Fireship
- [Why I'll choose Astro (almost) every time in 2024](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kssIEqSJeMI) by Jason Lengstorf
- [I tried Astro and I LOVE IT - 5 reasons you will too!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wND4lSml31A) by James Q Quick
- [What is Astro?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQDErNNzdwU) by Kodaps Academy
- [Everything You Need to Know about Astro](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRxuVOutmFQ) by @awesome
- [Islands Architecture | Astro Islands Simply Explained](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwqlP6Pe0SI) by ExcaliBear Codes
- [Is Astro A Game Changer For Nuxt and Vue Developers?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sq7eKxPqfSo) by Program with Erik
- [How Astro made my site 100x faster](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOxA3kMYtkM) by James Perkins
- [Lessons from Astro](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6S2RsDo1fI) by Peter Singh, EdinburghJS, Mar 2024

## Conference talks

- [View Transitions: Fact vs. Fiction](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iT-3amHK7tA&list=PLqGQbXn_GDmkOsHI7-Wrbv1GgAA4tJZhg&index=29)  by Fred Schott at ViteConf 2023
- [Bringing React into your content sites with Astro](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fouws8iKPKQ) by Matthew Phillips at Future Frontend 2023
- [All Things Astro](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKXHFIulZ9g) by Elian Van Cutsem, React Day Berlin 2023
- [You Don't Know How to SSR](https://portal.gitnation.org/contents/you-dont-know-how-to-ssr) by Emanuele Stoppa, DevOps.js Conf 2024

## Interviews and podcasts

- [Does Astro make heavy JS frameworks obsolete?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ohi9G-RCcE) with Fred K. Schott on Learn with Jason
- [Coffee Chat about all things Astro](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eyedOP83fw) with Matthew Phillips on WebStorm Webinar
- [Decoding Developer Data: Analyzing the Web Dev Report | What is the number one framework for 2024?](https://youtu.be/2vqIHyz6iKs?si=vLcyzm07teC6v7u5&t=1679) with Sterling Davis and Matt Kane from Netlify
- [Snowpack, Astro](https://www.devtools.fm/episode/14) with Fred K. Schott on devtools.fm
- [Astro and MDX for digital gardening](https://podrocket.logrocket.com/astro-mdx-kathleen-mcmahon) with Kathleen McMahon on PodRocket
- [Decoding the Astro Web Framework](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PKT8x78yOQ) with Chris Pennington on Code Ryan
- [Astro Launches an Integrated Database](https://shoptalkshow.com/607/) with Fred K. Schott on ShopTalk

## Recorded livestream coding sessions

- [Building faster websites with Astro](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0eka27P4Pr4) with Cassidy Williams
- [Astro SSR and building a Hackernews demo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZEMb_H-LYE) with Fred K. Schott and Ryan Carniato
- [Astro site rebuild](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDGEpachpwc) with Chris Pennington
- [Building Astro 3](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zhYwg_nBqQ) with Matthew Phillips and Ryan Carniato
